diff --git a/runtime/queries/html_tags/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/html_tags/highlights.scm
index 9eaf813be..94a338aa7 100644
--- a/runtime/queries/html_tags/highlights.scm
+++ b/runtime/queries/html_tags/highlights.scm
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-(tag_name) @tag
+(tag_name) @tag @nospell
; (erroneous_end_tag_name) @error ; we do not lint syntax errors
(comment) @comment @spell
-(attribute_name) @tag.attribute
+(attribute_name) @tag.attribute @nospell
+
+(attribute_value) @nospell
((attribute
(quoted_attribute_value) @string)